General requirements

A total of 120 credit hours are required for graduation. The BA program is obtained by following the curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences.

To graduate, a student must have a grade of C or better in all science and mathematics courses required for the degree, including transfer courses, as specified below. In addition, to graduate a student must have a 2.2 GPA in required science and mathematics courses taken at K-State.

Biochemistry Track

• BIOCH 110 - Biochemistry and Society Credits: 3
• BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: 3
• BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 3
• BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3
• BIOCH 765 - Biochemistry II Credits: 3
• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
• BIOL 541 - Cell Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics Credits: 4
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
• CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
• CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2
• CHM 371 - Chemical Analysis Credits: 4
• MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
• MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
• PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: 4
• PHYS 114 - General Physics II Credits: 4
• STAT 703 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Sciences Credits: 3
• *Any upper division elective credits in any College Credits: 18

Medical Biochemistry Track

A total of 120 credit hours are required for graduation. The BA program, Medical Track, is obtained by following the curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences.

To graduate, a student must have a grade of C or better in all science and mathematics courses required for the degree, including transfer courses, as specified below. In addition, to graduate a student must have a 2.2 GPA in required science and mathematics courses taken at K-State.

• BIOCH 110 - Biochemistry and Society Credits: 3
• BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: 3
• BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 3
• BIOCH 571 - Medical Biochemistry Credits: 3
• ^#  BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3
• ^#  BIOCH 799 - Problems in Biochemistry Credits: 1-18
• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
• BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics Credits: 4
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
• BIOL 541 - Cell Biology Credits: 3
• BIOL 670 - Immunology Credits: 4
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
• CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
• CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2
• CHM 371 - Chemical Analysis Credits: 4
• MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
• PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: 4
• PHYS 114 - General Physics II Credits: 4
• STAT 340 - Biometrics I Credits: 3
• ^#  STAT 341 - Biometrics II Credits: 3
• *Any upper division (500 level or above) elective credits in any College Credits: 18

The following classes are also acceptable as upper-division electives:

• BIOL 410 - Biology of the Cancer Cell Credits: 3
• MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
• MATH 340 - Elementary Differential Equations Credits: 4
• PHILO 365 - Medical Ethics Credits: 3
• PSYCH 470 - Psychobiology Credits: 3

Notes

*The courses above satisfy the mathematics and natural science requirements shown in the general requirements for the BS degree.

• Arts and Sciences requirements Credits: 32
• Level 4 Modern Language Credits: 4

#The Medical Biochemistry BA plan requires one of the following three classes:

• BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry I
  or
• BIOCH 799 - Biochemistry Research
  or
• STAT 341 - Biometrics II

Total credit hours required for graduation: (120)